Confirmation group of Camp 3 internee children taken in 1946. Back row (left to right): Werner Blaich, Norbert Sawatsky, Bruno Fast, Ernst Ruff, Herbert Schnerring, Paul Hoffmann, senior teacher Wilhelm Eppinger, Hans Werner Dyck, Bruno Krockenberger, Edmund Beilharz, Gunther Scheerle, Theo Graze, Heinz Bulach. Front row: Berta Kraft, Anni Steller, Helga Baldenhofer, Lore Decker, Renate Steller, Lotte Blaich.Sepia photograph of a group of boys and girls with a man in suit, in middle. Hut and trees in the background. Boys are standing and the girls are sitting.camp 3 internment camp, camp 3 confirmation class, werner blaich, borbert sawatsky, bruno fast, ernst ruff, herbert schnerring, paul hoffmann, wilhelm eppinger, hans werner dyck, bruno krockenberger, edmund beilharz, gunther scheerle, theo graze, heinz bulach, berta kraft, anni steller, helga baldenhofer, lore decker, renate steller, lotte blaich

The painting was bought from Cesare Vagarini by Herr Wennagel for "Weihnachten" 1941 (Christmas) for his wife Johanna (Hanno) Wennagel. It was their first Christmas in the Camp. Herr Wennagel made many of the frames for Vagarini's paintings.A large Eucalyptus Tree surrounded by four huts - one on the left, three to the right. Green grass between the huts. A sunflower is growing at the side of the front left hut and a woman wearing a white shirt and blue skirt is seen entering the hut. Two women, one in pink and one in yellow are standing on a pathway between the huts. Clothes hanging on a washing line can be seen behind the tree near the last hut on the right. Bright blue sky and more trees in the background.Vagarini Ctatura, ww2, internment camp, camp 3

Illustrated book of poems and drawings by Alfons Koenig, an internee in Camp 3 made for Christmas 1944. 2 copiesFaded blue soft cardboard cover. Snow scene and 1944-45, on the front cover. Book has been handstitched to cover. Some pictures in the book have been hand coloured.Pictures: BDM Linocuts: Alfons Koenig Title page and Manuscripts: Alfons Koenig Editor: The Management of the German Internment Camp 3, Tatura Australiaanderson h, wied h, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, alfons koenig

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Hand painted green paper mache head. Teeth and inside of jaw painted red with red fabric lining at back of jaw. Black painted eyes. The body is of green fabric, hand stitched to leather which is tacked to the crocodiles head.hand puppets, internment camp hand crafts, pow puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 camp puppet theatre, crocodile puppet

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Hand painted brown paper mache head with red lips, blue eyes and black eyebrows. Wearing a blue and white check hat and matching top over a green and red top, skirt and trousers. Long sleeves have a white trim. He has a white frilled neck ruff. The legs are only material at top with wooden boots painted black. There is no body parts. He is wearing a loose leather belt.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 camp puppet theatre, puppetry

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Hand painted brown paper mache head with red lips, blue eyes and black eyebrows. Has white judge wig with small round green hat. He has a white frilled neck ruff and wearing a black cape with high stand up collar. There are no body parts. pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 camp puppet theatre, puppetry

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Hand painted fawn brown paper mache head with red lips and open mouth, green protruding eyes with red outline and big eye sockets. He is wearing a red pointed hat and matching red and gold and fur trimmed coat. There are no body parts. His legs are material with wooden fur boots and stubs for arms.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 camp puppet theatre

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Hand painted light pink paper mache head with goatee beard, black eyes and eyebrows. Is wearing a black top hat and has black short hair and side burns. There are no body parts. His legs are just his trousers of checked tweed. His shirt is navy blue with high neck with white trim and 6 gold tacks securing head to body. Sleeves are long with white cuffs. Hands are brown paper mache. He has a wooden knife with elastic on handle to put on arm and a wooden key with metal ring to put on arm.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 camp puppet theatre

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Hand painted orange paper mache head with goatie beard, blue eyes and white eyebrows. Wearing a long black and white dress with a grey collar and cuffs over a cream with little red flower skirt which is trimmed in grey. Legs are cream material with wooden feet. Hands are wood. Hair is white with bald head.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 camp puppet theatre

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Paper mache head and hands and 1 wooden boot covered with brown leather. 1 wooden leg carved as a hoof. Head painted red with white eyes and teeth trimmed in black. dressed in maroon trousers and coat with red and gold trimmings. Black felt collar.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 camp puppet theatre

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Paper mache head hand painted brown with black hair and beard. Bright blue painted eyes. Black and white check hat. Brown fabric body with purple and white striped tie. Attached with tacks to wooden head support.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharron lohe

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Paper mache head in shape of a skull - painted grey with black eyes, nose and white mouth. Wearing a dark brown "bush" hat.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharron lohe, ww2 internment camp puppet theatre, puppet theatre

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Brown paper mache head and arms, no body. Long dark blue material trousers under the dress. At end of material legs are small paper wooden legs and black shoes intact. Judy has a colourful dress with yellow apron. Dress has many different pieces of material of various patterns.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 internment camp puppet theatre, murchison internment camp

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Tan paper mache head ,face painted with water colours, brown headscarf over white hair, green dress with long sleeves. No body or arms/legs.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharron lohe, ww2 internment camp puppet theatre, puppet theatre

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Paper mache head ,face painted with water colours, pink headscarf held down with tacks, a red dress with long sleeves. No body or arms/legs.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Paper mache head of man with large nose, pointed chin and moustache. Hand painted blue eyes. Moustache and eye brows made with cotton thread. Magenta tie stitched to neck. Bottle green felt jacket with magenta trim. Leather hands attached to sleeves. Light brown skirt attached to jacket. leather ears on head. pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets

The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time. Paper mache head & arms hand painted pink. Small paper crown on top of white painted hair. White fabric dress with metallic gold trim in front on sleeves. A high collar attached to dress made of white fabric covering leather for stiffness. Blue cotton coat with gold trim. Wooden legs covered in calico with blue painted high heel shoes, with white heels.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharron lohe, ww2 internment camp puppet theatre, puppet theatre

Picture of Camp 3, B and C compounds, taken from the water tower by Vollmer family, 1947, prior to repatriation to Germany. Several other copies in file.Black and white photographs of huts surrounded by perimeter fences with guard tower in foreground.internment camps, pow's, camp 3, water tower camp 3

Internees from Palestine and Singapore formed a choir in Camp 3. Several other size prints in file.Black and white photograph, on foam backing. Photograph depicts Italian men and women in front of a hut in camp 3.palestine internees, singapore internees, internment camp choir, camp 3 choir

Barracks housing German families from Palestine between 1941-1946.Black and white photograph on foam. Photograph depicts a view of several huts and their gardens.palestine internees, internment camp housing, camp 3 internment

Handpainted by internment at Camp 3. Plate returned from GermanyArmy issue hand painted light tan colour tin dinner plate, circular with decorative patterned edging in black, green, red and whiteplate, tin, rippert c, kuebler g, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, table, setting